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APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1908 Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

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UNITED STATES THOMAS N. REED, OF ITASGA, TEXAS.

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No. 931,487. Specification of Application filed May 29,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS N. REED, .a citizen of the United States,residing at Itasca, in the county of Hill and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful 11nprovements in Tops, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to tops, and the object of the invention is toprovide a top comprising a hollow structure provided with a springmotor, the top being provided with a depending spindle attached to themotor adapted to revolve the top in one direction, and the top beingalso provided with a p ro jecting shaft or spindle having laterally extending arms or fan blades which are adapted to rotate in an oppositedirection when the top is spun.

YVith these .and other objects in view the invention resides in thenovel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central longitudinalsectional view of a top constructed in accordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view upon the line 22 ofFig. 1.

The improved top is preferably constructed in three separate parts,being a top section 1, intermediate section 2 and lower section 3. Thesections 1, 2 and 3 are each preferably cylindrical in cross section,and the section or chamber 2 is adapted to contain the spring motormechanism by which the top is rotated. This section 2 comprises an upperportion or box and a lower portion or floor. The floor 4 may comprise acentrally arranged longitudinally extending strip as clearly illustratedin Fig. 2 of the drawings. This strip 4 has its ends provided withupturned portions or flanges having suitable threaded openin s adaptedto aline with similar openings in the side walls of the compartment 2,and these openings are adapted for the reception of screws or similarthreaded elements by which the floor is secured to the chamber orcompartment 2. The chamber 2 is provided with a centrally arrangedspindle 5, having its upper end extending slightly above the top wall ofthe compartment and provided with a suitable recess or hearing, thepurpose of which will hereinafter be described. The lower portion of thespindle projects through a central aperture arranged in the floor 4 forLetters Patent.

1908. Serial No. 435,745.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

a suitable distance below the cone-shaped base f the bottom section 3.The portion of the spindle immediately below the coneshaped portion ofthe base section 3 is squared as indicated by the numeral 7, and theextremity below the squared portion 7 is pointed or cone-shaped asindicated by the numeral 8 so as to provide a bearing point for the topwhen spun.

Securely mounted upon the portion of the spindle 5 positioned within thecompartment 2 is a ratchet wheel 9 and loosely mounted upon this spindledirectly below the wheel 9 is a larger toothed wheel 10 which is looselymounted upon the spindle 5 and has its hub bearing against the floor 41.This wheel 10 is provided with a suitable spring pressed pawl 11 adaptedto engage the teeth of the wheel 9. The wheel 10 is adapted to mesh witha cog 12 secured upon a spindle 13, and this shaft also carries a largertoothed wheel 1% which in turn meshes with a cog 14 having a largertoothed wheel 15 and loosely mounted upon the spindle 5 above the wheel9. This larger wheel 15 meshes with a cog 16 carried by a spindle 17.The upper portion of this spindle 17 is squared and projects above thetop wall of the mtermediate section or chamber 2 of the top. The squaredprojecting portion of the spindle 17 is adapted for engagement with asquared opening provided in a hub of a toothed wheel 18. The top section1 of the device is provided with a dome, and this dome has a centralperforation adapted for the reception of a reduced portion 19 providedupon a shaft 20. This shaft 20 carries a cog 21 adapted to mesh with thewheel 18, and has its lower extremity provided with a reduced portionadapted to be engaged within the bearing provided by the top portion ofthe spindle 5. The reduced extension 19 of the shaft 20 may be squaredso as to be removably connected with a suitable squared opening.provided upon a longitudinal member 22. This member 22 has its endsenlarged and preferably rounded as indicated by the numerals 23. Themember 22 may be constructed in two separate parts from a plate offlattened material, and these parts jointed together by a plate 24. Thisplate 24 is adapted to be bent upon itself so as to engage both sides ofthe arms and a short space may be left between the ends of the arms toprovide for the reception of the squared portion 19 of the shaft 20.

Secured to the floor 4 of the central commember 22 during this processof winding,

and the pawl 11 will slip along the notches or teeth of the wheel 9 sothat the remainder of the mechanism will not be affected during theprocess of winding and the spring retained in wound condition until thefan 22 is released. When the fan member 22 is re leased the body of thetop will revolve in one direction and the fan in an opposite direction.

The friction caused by the connection of the train of gears o cratingthe fan, as well as the resistance 0 the air to the enlarged portions 23of the fan will cause this member to revolve at a slower rate than thespindle 5 and the body of the top.

By constructing the top of a plurality of members or compartments, itWlll be noted that the device may be readily separated so as to providean access to any of the compartments comprising the device whereby themechanism within the compartments may be readily repaired when required.It will be further seen that by constructing the r top as described thesame may be easily separated and the parts or compartments formed intosmall compass for folding for transportation etc.

Having thus fully described the-invention what is claimed as new is: p

1 A top having a hollow body comprising a plurality of compartmentsseparated from each other, a s indle for the top, a spring u on thespindle, a plurality of toothed w eels within one of the compartmentsand adapted to be operated by the spring, a fan member provided with aspindle and carried by the upper section of the top, a toothed wheelupon said fan spindle, and a second toothed wheel connected with thetrain of gears operated by the spring and adapted to piesh with the gearupon the spindle of the 2. In a top of the class described formed insections, a central hollow section comprising a pair of detachablemembers and provided with a train of gears, a depending spindle for thegears, a spring connected with said spindle and with the lower member ofthe central section, a hollow cone-shaped lower section connected withthe central section, a dome-shaped upper section connected with thecentral section, a fan spindle mounted within a bearing in the uppersection and being provided with a toothed wheel, a fan member carried bythe last named spindle, and a removable toothed wheel connected with thetrain of gears within the central chamber and meshing with the toothedwheel within the upper section.

In testimony whereof I arliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS N. REED. Witnesses:

W. J. BETHANY, JNo. W. PARK.

